Collar-band fastener.



'6. F. MAGRANE.

COLLAR BAND FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23. I9I6.

Patented Oat. 10, 1916.

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GEORGE F. MAGRANE, OFNW YORK, N. Y.

COLLAR-BAND FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

Application filed .Tune 23, 1916. Serial No. 105,501.

To all 10 w'm t may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE F. MAGRANE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar- Band Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to collar band fasteners and more particularly to the formation of a cheap and efficient fastener which may be held by the button holes at the ends of a collar band to hold said band in a new or freshly laundried shirt.

It lhas for an object to provide a simple construction of fastener which may bear an advertising space and one which will eectively hold the ends of the collar band together in such a manner, that the placing of other shirts lin a box to bear upon said collar band will not cause said collar band to sag or present a mussed appearance.

Further objects will be apparent from the following specification, appended claims and drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the formation of a strip of collar fasteners, Fig. 2 is a. plan view of the light frame work used in this type of fastener, Fig.-3 is an edge view of the completed fastener, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the fastener ready for application, Fig. 5 shows the fastener in place on a shirt, and, Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing the fastener applied.

Itis desired to provide a collar band fastener for use in new shirts to hold the ends of the collar band in such a position, as to permit the usual number of shirts being placed in a box, where they may remain upon the shelves of a store for an indefinite period without having the collar band of the lowermost shirt in the box being crushed or rumpled to thereby cause the bosom of the shirt presenting a mussed effect in being shown, so I provide the simple fastener comprising the wire frame having a paper or similar covering thereover,- as will be described.

Referring to the drawings, 10 and 11 indicate sections of wire which have the central portions thereof 12 curved or otherwise formed to outline any desired figure and from these central portions extend the neck portions 18 which at their ends are bent outwardly as at 14 and then to parallel relation as through the sections l5. These sections of wire may be formed substantially as shown in Fig. 1, and fed in proper relation between the overlying layers of paper or other suitable covering material 16 and 17, and these strips of material may be shaped to conform with' the general outline of the sections of wire. The inner faces of the strips 16 and 17 may be provided with an adhesive, so that asvthese strips of covering material are placed over the sections of Wire, they will securely hold the several parts of the fastener in xed relation.

The individual fasteners may then be cut from the strip and for use, the neck portions 18 are folded over the back of the panel portion 19, to cause the edges of the wings 20 to form a reinforcement across the back of the panel section 19 as shown in Fig. 4:. The wings may then be passed through the button holes at the ends of the shirt band 21, when said wings may be bent apart as shown in Fig. 6.

It is apparent that the wire sections 12 may be bent to outline any desired shape for a panel, as these sections may outline a square, oval, or diamond, and the paper covering over this portion of the fastener may be used for advertising purposes, in having a trade mark or any other desired bit of advertising matter thereon.

The wires 10 and 11 will be-very thin and will be held in place by the paper coverings and it is apparent that the wing sections 18 reinforce the panel section in one direction, while the edges of the wings 20 support it across the other diameter, so such a fastener can effectively hold the ends of the collar band in the desired relation, while in the box or when being demonstrated, as to avoid the overlapping portions of the bosom to bulge or buckle.

Modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of this invention, and the drawings are submitted for illustrative purposes only.

Having thus described this invention, I claim 1. A collar band fastener comprising plies of light fabric secured together by adhesive, said plies outlining a panel portion, reduced stems extending from the opposite sides thereof, enlarged wings formed on the ends of said stems, and reinforcing frames of light metallic nienibers secured between said plies of fabric adjacent the outlining edges.

2. A fastener of the class described coniprising a panel section, reduced stems extending from the opposite edges thereof, Wings of increased Width from the ends of said reduced stems, said -panel section, stems and Wings being formed of a light fabric, and reinforcing frames of corresponding shape secured to said fabric.

3. A fastener of the class described coniprising a panel section, reduced stems and Wings'of increased Width, said sections coni prising plies of fabric cut to forni said sections and a reinforcing frame of light Wire having portions thereof bent to conform Withthe outline of said plies of fabric, and said frarne being secured between said plies of fabric by the adhesion of said plies of fabric to each other and to said frame.

4. A fastener of the class described coniprising a light Wire frame of conipleinental strips, said fraine being bent to outline a central panel section, extensions from the opposite edges of the panel outlining sections, said fraines being bent in opposite directions from the ends of said stern sections, and said franie being further bent to parallel relation from said oifset portions, said fraine sections being adapted to receivefabric coverings of configurations ofthe general outlines of said frames, and said stems and Wings formed by said franie being foldable over said panel section as to Cause said Wings and the offset portionsof said frames to reinforce the fabric'covering of the panel section in both diainetric positions across t-he back of said panel section.

ln testimony whereof I aflix niy signature.

GEORGE i1 MAGRANE,

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